Anthony Burgess

Anthony BurgessAnthony Burgess was a British non-fiction and fiction and literary author. Anthony was born on Feb 25th, 1917 in Manchester and studied at the Xavierian College and later on lectured at Birmingham University. Burgess spent considerable time traveling the world. In his lifetime he has toured south-east Asia, Mediterranean Europe, and England. Anthony served in the military for a substantial period on the battlefield and later as an education officer.The author has written many books both fiction and non-fiction among them the Malayan trilogy, Shakespeare and Lawrence among others. Anthony is also credited with composing over 250 musical works. Additionally, he also worked as a screenwriter with screenplays such as Moses The Lawgiver and Jesus of Nazareth.